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Embedding equity in clinical research governance

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Inclusion by Design is a governance blueprint for auditable representation across trials and data infrastructures

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  1. Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Modena, Italy

    Johanna M. C. Blom, Ciara Staunton & Luca Pani

  2. Center for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Modena, Italy

    Johanna M. C. Blom & Luca Pani

  3. School of Law, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

    Ciara Staunton

  4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Sophie Tascedda

  5. Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Sophie Tascedda

  6. Pepkor NexTech Group IT – Machine Learning Engineering, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

    Neil Slabbert

  7. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Luca Pani

  8. Department of Jurisprudence, School of Law, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

    Melodie Labuschaigne

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Blom, J.M.C., Staunton, C., Tascedda, S. et al. Embedding equity in clinical research governance. Nat Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04232-w

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